The prefix "poly" means many. A polygon is a closed multi-straight-sided figure - multi meaning anything from 3 or more sides.
The language used in naming polygons is Greek.
So, a triangle is a closed 3-sided figure - the simplest polygon of all - 'tri' meaning 3.
Quadrilateral = 4 sided [quad = 4]
Pentagon = 5-sided [penta = 5]
Sexagon = 6
Septagon = 7
Octogon = 8
Nonagon = 9
Decagon = 10
... and so forth.
they came from how many sides are on the polygon
A polygon can only have sides. There are no interior or exterior sides: all sides are the boundaries of a polygon. They could be called equilateral although that names seems to be reserved for triangles.
Every polygon known has a unique name. These names are created, usually based of the number of sides on the polygon. The pentacontakaihexagon is a polygon with 56 sides.
The sides of a polygon do not generally have specific names. Polygons with 3 sides are triangles.
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they came from how many sides are on the polygon
the name of a polygon for a polygon with 13+ sides is called an "n-gon"
yes it can, in fact a polygon can have any amount of sides.. just some don't have names. a polygon is a polygon as long as the lines close at an edge, its a polygon.
A polygon can only have sides. There are no interior or exterior sides: all sides are the boundaries of a polygon. They could be called equilateral although that names seems to be reserved for triangles.
Every polygon known has a unique name. These names are created, usually based of the number of sides on the polygon. The pentacontakaihexagon is a polygon with 56 sides.
A 100-sided polygon is called a Hectagon.A 1000-sided polygon is called a Chiliagon.
There is no greatest. Any polygon you draw, no matter how many sides it has, I can always draw a polygon with more sides than yours has. They don't all have names, but there's no limit to the number of sides they can have.
Answer: Yes it can have four sides, but as the explanation below shows, it can have many other numbers of sides as well. Explanation: A polygon can have as many sides as needed. We give specific names to polygons dependent upon the number of sides that it has: triangle: A polygon made with three sides. quadrilateral: A polygon made with four sides. pentagon: A polygon made with five sides. hexagon: A polygon made with six sides. heptagon: A polygon made with seven sides. octagon: A polygon made with eight sides . In fact, if we have n sides, we can call that polygon an n-gon. So in short, yes a polygon can have four sides, so all 4 sided shapes are polygons, however, not all polygons have four sides.
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The sides of a polygon do not generally have specific names. Polygons with 3 sides are triangles.
I'm assuming you are asking what is the name of a polygon with eleven sides. That particular polygon has 3 different names: undecagon, hendecagon, and an 11-gon.
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